Candakali, Caṇḍakāli, Caṇḍakāḷī, Canda-kalii: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Candakali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Caṇḍakāḷī can be transliterated into English as Candakali or Candakalii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chandakali.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Candakali in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Caṇḍakāli (चण्डकालि).—Killed Kolāṭa.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 28. 42.
Purana book cover
context information

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Discover the meaning of candakali in the context of Purana from relevant books on Exotic India

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Candakali in Pali glossary

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

1) caṇḍakāḷī—

(Burmese text): စဏ္ဍကာဠီမည်သောမိန်းမ။ (က) စဏ္ဍကာဠီမည်သော သိက္ခမာန်မ။ (ခ) စဏ္ဍကာဠီမည်သော ရဟန်းမ။

(Auto-Translation): Sandalwood called woman. (a) Sandalwood called learned lady. (b) Sandalwood called nun.

2) caṇḍakāḷī—

(Burmese text): စဏ္ဍကာဠီသိက္ခာပုဒ်၊ စဏ္ဍကာဠီရဟန်းမကို အကြောင်းပြု၍ ပညတ်အပ်သော သိက္ခာပုဒ်။

(Auto-Translation): The ethical precepts regarding the Sadhika, relating to the Sadhika monk, are the established ethical principles.

Pali book cover
context information

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Discover the meaning of candakali in the context of Pali from relevant books on Exotic India

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Help to become even better: